English and French: from the personal name Florence,
used by both sexes (Latin Florentius (masculine) and
Florentia (feminine), ultimately from flos, genitive
floris ‘flower’). Both names were borne by several early
Christian martyrs, but in the Middle Ages the masculine name was far
more common.

English and French: local name for someone from Florence in Italy,
originally named in Latin as Florentia.

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